Poll: Most back Cuomo reelection

A majority of New Yorkers say they will vote to reelect Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2014, according to a new poll.

Cuomo, who has yet to announce his bid for reelection, maintains strong support among voters as 57 percent of respondents said they would vote to reelect him, according to a Siena College poll released Monday. Thirty-three percent said they would prefer someone else.

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Cuomo also fares well with approval numbers against potential Republican challengers. Sixty-six percent said they have a favorable view of Cuomo and 28 percent said they have an unfavorable view of the governor. The poll notes this is the governor’s strongest approval rating in 11 months.

However, voters do not extend the same support to real estate mogul Donald Trump, whose favorability rating is 38-57.

Name recognition plagues potential GOP candidate Rob Astorino as only 14 percent have a favorable view of the Westchester County Executive, but 76 percent said they either don’t know or have no opinion.

Cuomo trounces Astorino in a head-to-head match up 67 to 19 percent. Cuomo fares even better against Trump, leading the real estate developer 70 to 22 percent.

The poll was conducted Jan. 12-16 and surveyed 808 New York State registered voters with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.4 percentage points.